OBJECTIVE To determine the magnitude of goitre in school children and measure indicators of iodine deficiency including the most commonly consumed staple foods. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTING Ten villages from four administrative regions of Ethiopia. SUBJECTS A total of 2485 randomly selected elementary school children were examined for clinical signs of goitre. Indicators of iod...

■ WORTH THE SALT: FIGHTING IODINE DEFICIENCY IN AZERBAIJAN ■ ABSTRACTS This event took place on October 27, 2001 in Mombasa, sponsored by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education, the Kenya Salt Manufacturers Association (KESAMA), UNICEF, and members of the community. Mombasa is a major salt producing area for Kenya and East Africa, and the producers combined efforts to support IDD Day...

OBJECTIVES The present work was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence of goiter, state of iodine nutrition of the population, distribution of iodine through edible salt, bioavailability of iodine, consumption of common goitrogenic food that generally interfere with iodine nutrition in Naugarh sub-division of Siddharthnagar district in Uttar Pradesh, India. SETTING Five areas were selected fro...

OBJECTIVE Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) as one of the leading nutritional problems has been increasing through time due to iodine deficiency, aggravating factors and IDD knowledge in many parts of Ethiopia. The effect of changing diet and altitude on goitre prevalence is assessed. METHODOLOGY Randomly selected five regional states (Amhara, Oromiya, Tigray, SNNP and Benshangul-Gumuz) were ...

Severe iodine deficiency results in impaired thyroid hormone synthesis and thyroid enlargement. In the United States, adequate iodine intake is a concern for women of childbearing age and pregnant women. Beyond this high risk group iodine deficiency is not considered to be a significant problem. This case report describes a 12-year-old male with severe iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) resulting...

Severe iodine deficiency results in impaired thyroid hormone synthesis and thyroid enlargement. In the United States, adequate iodine intake is a concern for women of childbearing age and pregnant women. Beyond this high risk group iodine deficiency is not considered to be a significant problem. This case report describes a 12-year-old male with severe iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) resulting...

Double fortified salt (DFS) having iron and iodine, has been formulated for tackling the problems of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and iodine deficiency disorders (IDD). Since there is lack of scientific evidence on the effect of double fortified salt on different cooking methods, So the present research was designed to evaluate the availability of iron and iodine content from commonly consumed ...

BACKGROUND In programs to control iodine deficiency disorders (IDD), sustainability is a major concern. IDD has recently recurred in countries where salt iodization programs have lapsed. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to describe the evolution of thyroid dysfunction after the discontinuation of salt iodization in a cohort of children in an area of severe endemic goiter. DESIGN Mor...